Cake-cutter.



No. 875,960. PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908. B. B. SMITH & G. L GAY, JR. GAKECUTTER;

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29, 1906.

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OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS, BY

\ MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SAID SMITH.

CAIQE -CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed September 29.1906- Serial No. 336,701-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BRYCE B. SMITH and GEORGE L. GAY, Jr, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCake-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to cake-cutters, and more particularly to thattype wherein the cutter rotates, and is especially adapted to thecutting of doughnuts, ladylingers, etc.

The device is arranged to cut the cakes in uniform length, width, andthickness, so that but a minimum amount of dough will be left to beworked over the second time. It is also arranged to leave the cakes uponthe dough-board and thus avoid the difficulty heretofore experienced inhaving them stick to the blades, necessitating their removal by hand orsi'iaking of the device and resulting in deforming the cakes.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the cake-cutter. Fig. 2 is avertical, central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a broken longitudinalsection of one end of the cutter.

In carrying out the invention we employ a roller 1, having peripheralair-holes 2.

3 designates a plurality of blades, secured to the periphery of theroller and extending radially with respect to its axis.

4 designates a pair of disks secured to the ends of the roller and theblades, and provided with radially-extending air holes 5, whichcommunicate with the interior of the roller and with the pockets 6,formed by the roller, blades, and disks.

8 designates bosses secured to the central Y portion of the disks toprovide broad bearing surfaces for the inturned ends 9 of a handle 10,formed preferably of a single piece of wire, bent at its rear portion11, to form a convenient grip for the operator.

In practice the cutter is run across a sheet of dough, the disks cuttingthe same into longitudinal strips, and the blades 3 cutting said stripsinto cakes of uniform width and thickness, the latter being accomplishedthrough the instrumentality of the roller, which presses the dough intouniform thickness, as it travels over the same. Said roller also reinforces the cutter adding to its r gidity and durability and preventingthe blades from springing to one side or the other; hence, the cutterwill always do perfect work and cut the cakes in uniform size. As theair within the pockets escapes through the air-holes 2 and 5, the cakeswill have no tendency to stick in said pockets hence the time and la borheretofore required in removing the cakes will be saved.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

In a cake-cutter, a drum provided with air-holes, blades secured to theperiphery of said drum, and extending radially with respect to its axis,and disks secured to the ends of drum and the blades, provided withair-holes communicating with the interior of the drum and with thepockets formed by the drum, blades, and disks.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures, in the presence of twowitnesses.

BRYCE B. SMITH. GEORGE L. GAY, JR.

W'itnesses:

F. G. Frscnnn, M. J. Cox.

